New York City residents witnessed an odd, electric blue sky Thursday night after a reported transformer explosion at a power plant.Twitter user Nick Riccardo said the explosion happened right outside his window.It was "so bright I couldn't directly look at it," he said. Authorities were investigating an explosion at the Con Edison Power Plant in Queens, according to the New York City Police Department 114th Precinct.The incident caused reported power outages, including at LaGuardia Airport, which briefly closed for inspection and operated on emergency power for a time, according to reports.The glow could be be seen from miles away, according to reports.There was "no fire, no evidence of extraterrestrial activity" stemming from the incident, NYPD News posted to Twitter.New York City Police Department Chief Terence Monahan said there were no reported injuries stemming from the incident.

NEW YORK —

New York City residents witnessed an odd, electric blue sky Thursday night after a reported transformer explosion at a power plant.

Twitter user Nick Riccardo said the explosion happened right outside his window.

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It was "so bright I couldn't directly look at it," he said.

The transformer explosion in Astoria was... right outside my window. So bright I couldn’t look directly at it. pic.twitter.com/lsv5uHrENb